2018-02-22T04:58:56ZClimate Change: Our Responsibilityhttp://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/186071
Climate Change: Our Responsibility
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If global warming cycles are natural phenomena, why should humans alter their consumption habits and behavior? Have we really accelerated climate change? This program studies the causes of ozone depletion and the buildup of greenhouse gases—examining both sides of the highly politicized issue while making the case that current warming trends are in fact human-caused. Outlining the importance of the greenhouse effect for life on Earth, the video looks at recent, measurable changes in sub-climates like Bangladesh and Australia; illustrates the roles played by agriculture, deforestation, and pollution; and features interviews with proponents and skeptics of mainstream arguments. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. (25 minutes)
2013-04-25T00:00:00ZGrowing Up in Africa: Helping Children in Benin, Kenya, South Africa, and Ugandahttp://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/186070
Growing Up in Africa: Helping Children in Benin, Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda
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Based on recent statistics, 90 percent of the world's orphans live in sub-Saharan Africa; 40 percent of African children work seven days a week; and many support themselves by prostitution or are subjected to enslavement. This program highlights the work of the Terre des Hommes Oasis Center, in Benin, which rescues, rehabilitates, and returns exploited children to their families; the Jinja School for Orphans, in Uganda; extended families on Kenya's Lamu Island, who educate and support the locale's many orphans; Barbara Petersen, who feeds and counsels street children in South Africa; and, also in South Africa, the Dance for All project, an initiative that brings dance to the poor areas of Cape Town. (Portions in other languages with English subtitles, 50 minutes)
2013-04-25T00:00:00ZConstant Change: The Diversification and Spread of Languagehttp://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/186069
Constant Change: The Diversification and Spread of Language
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In this program, John McWhorter, author of The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language; Lyle Campbell, of the University of Utah; Brian Joseph, of The Ohio State University; and population geneticist Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza examine factors that contributed to the diversification and spread of languages, including early migration, the introduction of agriculture, and genes. Language transfer from mother to child and from one population to the next is also investigated, along with the concept of dialects and commonalities among the world's more than 6,000 languages. (48 minutes)
2013-04-25T00:00:00ZBest of 2004: Clio Gold Plushttp://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/186068
Best of 2004: Clio Gold Plus
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This program singles out the Clio gold and silver winners for the year 2004. Use the on-screen menu to watch them all?or to cue up only the gold or silver?or to pick and choose from an alphabetic list of award categories?the choice is yours! Entries include BMW's "Mouse," British Airways? "Global," Honda's "Cog," Volkswagen's "Sunny," American Express's "One Hour Photo," Evian's "Water Boy," Toyota's "Snakebite," and Toohey's Extra Dry's "Quest." (45 minutes, color)
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